Leave No Child Behind: Council adopts EU guidelines for the promotion and protection of the rights of the child

The Council adopted on 6 March 2017 EU Guidelines for the promotion and protection of the rights of the child. This 2017 version is a revision of the 2007 EU guidelines.

The guidelines recall international standards on the rights of the child and provide comprehensive guidance as well as concrete ways to promote effectively and protect the rights of the child. With these guidelines, the EU reaffirms its commitment to the comprehensive protection and promotion of the rights of the child in its external human rights policy.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Memo: The protection of children's rights within the European Union under the 'New Brussels II Regulation' http://www.europeansources.info/record/memo-the-protection-of-childrens-rights-within-the-european-union-under-the-new-brussels-ii-regulation/

ESO:Background information: Human rights in EU trade policy: Unilateral measures http://www.europeansources.info/record/human-rights-in-eu-trade-policy-unilateral-measures/

ESO: Background information: Speeches by Commissioners Avramopoulos and Jourová at the 10th European Forum on the rights of the child - The protection of children in migration http://www.europeansources.info/record/speeches-by-commissioners-avramopoulos-and-jourova-at-the-10th-european-forum-on-the-rights-of-the-child-the-protection-of-children-in-migration/

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